Sports
April 18, 2024
Has Texas Motor Speedway Been Lapped?
After last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the Fort Worth venue won’t host top-flight auto racing again until next year.
Formula 1
Style & Design
October 23, 2023
The Grand Prix Proves “Formula 1 Fashion” Is Its Own Category
Our photographer captured all the leather (and the luxury) on race attendees from near and far.
Sports
October 26, 2022
I Watched Two Episodes of ‘Drive to Survive’ and Then Covered Formula 1
Gridlock, brand activations, and Austrian funnel cake ruled the weekend’s U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
Sports
October 10, 2022
Meet Jak Crawford, the 17-Year-Old Texan Gunning for a Seat in Formula 1
The teenager grew up in the Houston suburbs, where he started driving go-karts when he was six. He now races with some of the best drivers in the world.
The Culture
November 10, 2013
Bun B’s Guide to F1
The Houston rapper and racing aficionado gives his advice on getting the most out of the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Hamilton Wins U.S. Grand Prix; U.S. Grand Prix Wins Over Austin
Formula 1 stakes its claim to join SXSW, ACL, and UT football in the Austin event pantheon.
Sports
January 21, 2013
10 Things to Know About Formula 1
Vroom-vroom! Austin becomes an alternate universe this weekend, as the United States Grand Prix debuts.
January 21, 2013
Formula 1 Attracts Ire of Westboro Baptist Church
Members of the Kansas-based church plan to "kindly warn" F1 fans to flee God's wrath.
Business
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry’s Excellent Italian Adventure
The governor went to Europe to promote the Texas economic miracle—and play with race cars.
Business
November 16, 2012
Texas Business Report: BP to Shell Out $4.5B to the Feds
The energy giant agreed to pay the Department of Justice and the SEC the hefty sum to settle the criminal cases associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The Culture
October 31, 2012
5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in November
1. Dear Houston, Back in February, Jeremy Lin was the king of my hometown, and the Knicks were vowing to do whatever it took to keep him around a long, long time. And then, boom, five months later he was headed to the Rockets. The Knicks? They never even made
Sports
July 31, 2011
Successful Formula?
Even in this year of massive budget cuts, Texas will likely spend $25 million to help bring a Formula One race to a newly constructed track in Austin’s backyard. Why?